Team
Melissa Rivas, CFP®
Director of Client Relations and Financial Planning
Melissa Rivas, CFP®, brings over 18 years of investment management and financial planning experience to Tandem. She collaborates with clients to help them reach their unique goals and objectives. Prior to Tandem, Melissa was a senior financial advisor with Vanguard’s Personal Advisor Services, managing more than $500 million for over 250 households nationwide. Before Vanguard, she worked with private clients at Charles Schwab and USAA Investment Management Co. Melissa earned a BS in Global Business with a concentration in Finance from Arizona State University and an MBA from the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Additionally, she holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation.
The Certified Financial Planner™ and CFP® (collectively, the “CFP® marks”) are professional certification marks granted in the United States by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (“CFP® Board”). The CFP® certification is a voluntary certification; no federal or state law or regulation requires financial planners to hold CFP® certification. The CFP® is recognized in the United States and a number of other countries for its (1) high standard of professional education; (2) stringent code of conduct and standards of practice; and (3) ethical requirements that govern professional engagements with clients. To earn the credential, each CFP® candidate must have a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university and three years of full-time personal financial planning experience. In addition, candidates must take the CFP® Certification examination and complete a CFP® -board registered program or hold an accepted designation, degree, or license. Every two years, CFP® certificate holders must complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education. More information regarding the CFP® is available at http://www.cfp.net.